Effects of pathogenic CNVs on physical traits in participants of the UK Biobank

Abstract Background Copy number variants (CNVs) have been shown to increase risk for physical anomalies, developmental, psychiatric and medical disorders. Some of them have been associated with changes in weight, height, and other physical traits. As most studies have been performed on children and...

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Main Authors: David Owen, Mathew Bracher-Smith, Kimberley M. Kendall, Elliott Rees, Mark Einon, Valentina Escott-Price, Michael J. Owen, Michael C. O’Donovan, George Kirov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Subjects:
CNV
BMI
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-018-5292-7